In Ableton, you can record vocals in either the arrangement and session view. But it takes a little getting used to.Ībleton: Ableton is great for recording vocals, but is definitely still better suited to the production and editing side, rather than recording. Once you get a hang of the recording process (whether you record directly onto the playlist, or into the audio recording plugin: Edison), it is reasonably efficient to record and edit vocals.
Since then Image Line have massively improved the audio recording functionality of FL Studio, but in my opinion it still has a long way to go. In the early days of FL Studio, audio recording wasn’t even an option. However, I’ve always found the recording process a little more complicated than it needs to be. FL Studio: FL Studio was first DAW I ever used, and is probably still my main DAW.